ABC News Home of ex-Royal Bank of Scotland chief vandalizedThe Associated PressAn e-mail send Wednesday to The Edinburgh Evening News claimed that the attack was carried out by "Bank Bosses are Criminals," a previously unknown group. The claim could not be independently verified. Police officers stood guard outside the house …
Read More »Postal Chief Says Post Office Running out of Money (ABC News)
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Read More »Postal chief says post office running out of money (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week. More: continued here
Read More »Danger! Horror! Get Out! – Motley Fool
The Money Times Danger! Horror! Get Out!Motley FoolWhen even solid companies such as Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) can drop precipitously from their all-time highs — more than 70% from peak to trough in 2001 and 2002 — you have to keep your eyes wide open. …This …
Read More »Upper White Trash: The Joy of Food Stamps – Village Voice
The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com Upper White Trash: The Joy of Food StampsVillage Voice, NYDespite all the waiting and the hassle of dealing with a bureaucracy, the one bright spot of Public Assistance is getting food stamps (also known as EBT). They're now given in credit card form. In the old days …
Read More »No additional funding for Royal Palace (Baltic Times)
Vilnius – Lithuania’s former president Algirdas Brazauskas said the Royal Palace will not be completed by July 6 unless the government grants an additional 20 million litas in funding. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx threatens to cancel Boeing orders (Business Times (Malaysia))
BANGALORE: FedEx Corp is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing Co cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organise at the company, the Wall Street Journal said. More: continued here
Read More »Requests for food stamps, Medi-Cal and other social services keep increasing in Ventura County (Ventura County Star)
With unemployment on the rise and nearly 40,000 Ventura County residents out of work, the burden on the county’s network of social services is heavier than it’s been in decades. Applications for food stamps are up nearly 50 percent in the past year, applications to the Cal-Works aid program are …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service chief says post office running out of money (Canadian Business)
WASHINGTON – The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he More: continued here
Read More »Fedex plays hardball (Stuff)
FedEx Corp will cancel an order to buy 15 Boeing Co jets, if Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for FedEx workers to organise under labour unions. More: continued here
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